 Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details | Name: | School | | Town, district or village: | Armadale | | City or county: | West Lothian | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | Bathgate | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | ARMADALE, N.B.—A new public school and teacher's house has just been completed for the Bathgate Landward School Board. Accommodation has been provided for about 460. The plan is on the principle of the letter “T”, for a mixed school, with senior, junior, and infant divisions, and separate class-rooms to each division. The total cost has been upwards of £4,000. Mr. James Fairley, of Edinburgh, is the architect of the work. [Building News 25 July 1879 p108] | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Infants' School | | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1876 | 1879 | Build/construction | | | 1879 | | Opened | | | 1894 | | Design exhibited | | | 1895 | | Design exhibited | | | 1911 | | Addition | Large extension - larger than original building |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James Graham Fairley | Architect | | 1876 | 1879 | | | James Graham Fairley | Architect | B | 1911 | | Large extension - much larger than original building of 1870s. |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Bathgate Landward School Board | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1911 | | Part 1 | | No page number recorded | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | 1894, no 1674 | | RSA | 1895 | | | | 477 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 25 July 1879 | | | p108 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Ian Hossack | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent August 2013 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Graham Fairley: F v11 p125, microfiche 113/B1 |
Images © All rights reserved. Courtesy of Ian Hossack. From the American Architect & Building News 21 April 1894 |